Encyclopedia of the Unexplained

by Milk Dick

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Cullen Ln. this scratches an itch that I previously thought only violent femmes and dead milkmen could reach. so much youthful energy, passion, talent, humor and love went into this record and it's palpable. can't thank you guys enough for making this lil gem exist. I do wish you guys had CDs though :p Favorite track: Maybe lonely.

Sleven Eller My kind of music, love your stuff. Favorite track: The Cay.

nolanbossert It is nice!👍

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1.	Abstract art 01:47	lyrics	buy track
What was the purpose of the love I felt for you in my heart? It was strange, it was beautiful and it was dumb Just like abstract art Jasper Johns and Willem DeKooning In the bedroom, under the covers and we're spooning Is this love or is this lust? Will this gold brick soon turn to rust? Love is dumb and useless and beautiful, just like Abstract Art, so beautiful so strange Abstract art, like a gargoyle - grotesque Unexplainable, inexplicable Circles, triangles, squares Kandinsky in the condom wrapper Who cares?
2.	Chasing lightning 02:16		buy track
3.	Pollute my mind 02:30	lyrics	buy track
A lot of people don't realize this but the Hudson Valley is a hotbed for cult activity. This year, i'm looking for the right man to lead me in a new direction. Is it you? You can pollute my mind You can pollute my mind I want to feel like a kid I don't want to find out on my own ever again Every thing confuses me So get inside my head I'll believe anything I head I'm practically dead I'm a lost cause because because because I fucked up my pituitary gland taking all those drugs "But you're still young", she said "You deserve a chance" To feel free again Without all the distractions and self lacerations, again so, You can pollute my mind You can pollute my mind I love you, I trust you, I put my faith into you my new friend Take me to a place inside myself Where I can begin again "Psychology doesn't apply to machines. Are you ready to be free? Then come with me and ask yourself if you're ready to give it all to stop being a machine."
4.	Style over content 02:01		buy track
5.	He had a sister who died (miserable seance) 02:34		buy track
6.	Maybe lonely 02:01		buy track
7.	So shy but you linger 02:41		buy track
8.	You never know 02:34	lyrics	buy track
Beth is a baker She works around the corner from where I live She has a boyfriend and he is good looking But I don't care I'll read patiently and I'll sit But I keep the flame alive Even though, now is not the time But you never know You never know While my love smoulders like a campfire Dr Corratti, I wish he would tell me where to put my tongue He's happily married, lives in Westchester with his wife And his newborn son But I keep the flame alive Even though, now is not the time But you never know You never know While my love smoulders like a campfire But thinks could change You never know Love is strange Like snow Claire is an intern She does this thing with her face But she's only 16 It makes me feel out of place But I keep the flame alive Even though, now is not the time But you never know You never know While my love smoulders like a campfire waiting to start a forest fire
9.	HPV 02:54	lyrics	buy track
H-P-V All the girls that like the boys that hang around your door hate your guts All the boys that watch you dance out on the dancefloor think you're a slut You sing too loud I say, "Turn it up" You're not my dad, what the fuck? You're just my stepdad Not H-P-V Sitting in the back of a copcar listening to your headphones Shit Whatcha gonna do when they call home? Sitting in your cell feeling all alone Fuck You sing too loud I say, "Turn it up" You're not my dad, what the fuck? You're just my stepdad When you're lying in bed What do you do? Check your messages H-P-V Cool
10.	The Cay 02:21	lyrics	buy track
You ask if we were ever really friends or temporarily insane While you're nursing your felonies Despite lacerations and strains Your old friends are all long gone Their memories decayed I read about it in the book, "Encyclopedia of the unexplained" You wake up crying everyday You text me but I don't know what to say "We're all strapped to a tree in the cay" Strapped to a tree in the Cay You're singing your Siberian hymn The memories decay Strapped to a tree in the Cay We're all strapped to a tree in the Cay The storms The storms come in They beat on us everyday Despite lacerations and strains So you asked if we were ever really friends When I saw you the other day You won't give up your felony You won't give up your felonies Strapped to a tree in the cay Singing your Siberian hymn I hear it echoing out of the cave The music comes out of the cave We're all long gone We're all decayed When the fever has been sworn in We're slaves
11.	Meteor shower 02:23	lyrics	buy track
Tonight, let's watch the shooting stars And talk about strange dreams we've had Of having sex with our relatives I can tell that you're cold You can wear my scarf I hope that it smells like you when you give it back to me Ughh I hope I didn't just say the wrong thing Meteor shower M--e-t-e-o-r While the city sleeps, we are who we are Let's, you and me, stay with the shooting stars If you're cold, we can go sit in my car But the view's not going to be as good from the car So let's suffer for the sake of love and the stars Meteor shower M--e-t-e-o-r Don't worry if you missed the last one You'll catch the next one Don't worry if you miss the next one You'll catch the one after that Don't get stressed out for the meteor shower It's about love It's not even about the meteors It's about you and me tonight under the stars In love Meteor shower M--e-t-e-o-r OH SHIT DID YOU SEE IT?
12.	We don't have the time (to fall in love) 02:09		buy track

about

Recorded at Time Castle Studio in Brooklyn, NY on February 4th - 5th, 2017
Produced by Milk Dick and Duane Lauginiger
Mixed by Duane Lauginiger
Mastered by Ryan Schwabe
Kate Mohanty plays sax

Cover Art by Abbie Winters
Layout by Trey Tyler

Special thanks to Duane and Nora, The Indig family, our buddies in Flower Girl and Bodega Bay (RIP), Jacob Warstler for "Abstract Art", Pat Byrne at WFMU, Kate Mohanty, TimeCastle records, and all the great friends who gave us feedback and helped us fight hexes along the way.

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released July 21, 2017

All songs written and performed by Milk Dick. Kate Mohanty plays sax on "Abstract art", "Style over content", "The Cay" and "We don't have the time"

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Milk Dick Brooklyn, New York

Milk Dick is Mike, Meg, and Brian. They are from the level above human.

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